The nature and causes of impotence in men, and barrenness in women, explained : with the methods by which it may be known in any case on whose part the imperfection lies; and instructions for the prevention and remedy: particularly the genuine receipt for the Turkish electuary ...; and compleat and plain directions for a lady's managing herself in the nicest article of her health ... / By G. Archibald Douglas.

  • Douglas, G. Archibald.
Date:
1772
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Credit: The nature and causes of impotence in men, and barrenness in women, explained : with the methods by which it may be known in any case on whose part the imperfection lies; and instructions for the prevention and remedy: particularly the genuine receipt for the Turkish electuary ...; and compleat and plain directions for a lady's managing herself in the nicest article of her health ... / By G. Archibald Douglas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T i s juft to fay, this may happen from fuch an abufe of a woman’s felfj for it has hap¬ pened very lately* # , - * ( A widow in one of our fugar iflands, who faw that moft women there mined themfelves by lecond marriages, chofe to abufe herfelf with a fruit of that country, called a Plantain * not unlike the largeft of our cucumbers. She was aftonifhed to find herfelf, as file thought, pregnant; but when fhe expedted to be quick, no motion was felt. After eight months ftie was delivered of a fhapelefs lump of fielii; a a falfe conception. This is a fadt which has juft happened ; and it comes too well authen¬ ticated to admit of doubt. t These falfe conceptions are uncommon, in perfons who have not had commerce with men, becaufe the effedl* of thofe abominable and unnatural pradtices is lefs in degree than that in the commerce with men ; but in ge¬ neral thofe falfe conceptions to which married women are fubjedt, arife from the fame caufe, though by means of a different inftrument. r * * i '* » * * m We have obferved that the male part may have ftrength, when the impregnated liquor is not in a condition to do its office : as when * • i V ■ there